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The Son (TV Series)

The Son

2017

Brian McGreevy (Creator), Philipp Meyer (Creator) ...

Pierce Brosnan, Paola Nuñez, Henry Garrett, Shane Graham ...

6.2

408

TV Series. Western. Drama TV Series (2017-2019). 2 Seasons. 20 Episodes. A multi-generational epic telling of the story of America's birth as a superpower through the bloody rise and fall of one Texas oil empire. Based on the New York Times best seller and Pulitzer Prize-nominated novel, The Son is a sweeping family saga that spans 150 years and three generations of the McCullough family. The ten-episode, one-hour drama traces the story of Eli McCullough’s ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"As I started 'The Son', I found myself less-than-engaged (...) As I worked my way through 10 episodes, I found ideas to latch onto and a number of supporting performances to appreciate"	NEU
United States	Ira Madison III Variety	"Even if the viewer can ignore the familiar beats of the story, the only well-drawn characters are McCullough and his son"	NEG
United States	Darren Franich Entertainment Weekly	"A brash American epic filmed with cruel enervating tastefulness, 'The Son' suggests a Faulkner novel adapted into a second-rate BBC drama."	NEU
United States	Ben Travers IndieWire	"[It] tells two stories, but only one works (...) The main protagonist, Eli McCullough (...) is flawed not only in character, but also in concept."	NEG

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